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Frank Beetson

  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Actor
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Frank Beetson is known for True Grit (1969), The Stunt Man (1980) and The Jericho Mile (1979).
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      • 1 win total

    Known for

    John Wayne, Glen Campbell, and Kim Darby in True Grit (1969)
    True Grit
    7.4
    • Production Management
    • 1969
    The Stunt Man (1980)
    The Stunt Man
    6.9
    • Production Management
    • 1980
    Peter Strauss in The Jericho Mile (1979)
    The Jericho Mile
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Frank C. Beetson)
    • 1979
    Pam Grier in Foxy Brown (1974)
    Foxy Brown
    6.4
    • Production Management
    • 1974

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    Production Management

    • O'Hara's Wife (1982)
      O'Hara's Wife
      5.1
      • production manager
      • 1982
    • American Dream (1981)
      American Dream
      6.1
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • 1981
    • The Stunt Man (1980)
      The Stunt Man
      6.9
      • unit production manager
      • 1980
    • Ruby (1977)
      Ruby
      4.5
      • production supervisor
      • 1977
    • Obsession (1976)
      Obsession
      6.7
      • production manager
      • 1976
    • The Flight of the Grey Wolf (1976)
      The Flight of the Grey Wolf
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 1976
    • Cooley High (1975)
      Cooley High
      7.1
      • production manager
      • 1975
    • Pam Grier in Foxy Brown (1974)
      Foxy Brown
      6.4
      • production manager
      • 1974
    • Sugar Hill (1974)
      Sugar Hill
      5.8
      • production manager
      • 1974
    • Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
      Scream Blacula Scream
      5.7
      • production manager
      • 1973
    • Hammersmith Is Out (1972)
      Hammersmith Is Out
      5.3
      • executive in charge of production
      • 1972
    • Gregory Peck, John Davis Chandler, Robert F. Lyons, and Pepe Serna in Shoot Out (1971)
      Shoot Out
      6.2
      • unit production manager
      • 1971
    • Raid on Rommel (1971)
      Raid on Rommel
      5.5
      • unit production manager
      • 1971
    • Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Meredith MacRae, and Joe Namath in Norwood (1970)
      Norwood
      5.3
      • unit production manager (as Frank Beetson jr)
      • 1970
    • John Wayne, Glen Campbell, and Kim Darby in True Grit (1969)
      True Grit
      7.4
      • production manager
      • 1969

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • The Lady from Yesterday (1985)
      The Lady from Yesterday
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1985
    • Nancy Cartwright and Ruth Silveira in Marian Rose White (1982)
      Marian Rose White
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1982
    • Death Valley (1981)
      Death Valley
      5.5
      • first assistant director (as Frank C. Beetson)
      • 1981
    • The Stunt Man (1980)
      The Stunt Man
      6.9
      • first assistant director
      • 1980
    • Ray Young and Joseph Butcher in The Krofft Supershow (1976)
      Bigfoot and Wildboy
      6.5
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1979
    • Peter Strauss in The Jericho Mile (1979)
      The Jericho Mile
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director (as Frank C. Beetson)
      • 1979
    • Dennis Quaid and Priscilla Barnes in The Seniors (1978)
      The Seniors
      4.3
      • assistant director
      • 1978
    • Raul Julia, Norman Burton, Susan Flannery, Harvey Jason, Steven Keats, Joanne Nail, Tricia O'Neil, Nicholas Pryor, Lázaro Pérez, Michael Sarrazin, Walter R. Smith, Wally Taylor, and Linda Vaughn in The Gumball Rally (1976)
      The Gumball Rally
      6.2
      • assistant director
      • 1976
    • The Flight of the Grey Wolf (1976)
      The Flight of the Grey Wolf
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 1976
    • Darktown Strutters (1975)
      Darktown Strutters
      4.8
      • assistant director
      • 1975
    • Cooley High (1975)
      Cooley High
      7.1
      • first assistant director
      • 1975
    • Pam Grier in Foxy Brown (1974)
      Foxy Brown
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 1974
    • Sugar Hill (1974)
      Sugar Hill
      5.8
      • first assistant director
      • 1974

    Actor

    • John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands in Love Streams (1984)
      Love Streams
      7.6
      • Cashier (Bowling Alley)
      • 1984
    • The Stunt Man (1980)
      The Stunt Man
      6.9
      • Fisherman (uncredited)
      • 1980
    • Cooley High (1975)
      Cooley High
      7.1
      • Detective #2
      • 1975
    • Sugar Hill (1974)
      Sugar Hill
      5.8
      • Bartender in Cat Fight Scene (uncredited)
      • 1974

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Frank C. Beetson

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